Jeff Beck

[jt4me1]

Just picked up Jeff Beck "Truth". I really am enjoying it. I'm 48 y/o, and am a bit suprised that I know very little about Jeff Beck. I'm a big fan of late 60s early 70s rock (Cream, Led Zep, Deep Purple, etc), but somehow exposure to Jeff Beck has been limited. Please fill me in on Beck "must haves" or LPs to "avoid". Thanks, John

 

[BrentR79]

I'm in about the same boat as you. 45 y/o and I recently picked up "Best of Beck" and am really enjoying it. I will watch this thread with interest also.

Brent

 

[GuyK]

I have Truth, Beck-Ola, and Wired. Truth ,IMO, is the best of the bunch. I have seen some of his recent stuff on youtube though, and he is getting even better as he gets older.

 

[jt4me1]

I have Truth, Beck-Ola, and Wired. Truth ,IMO, is the best of the bunch. I have seen some of his recent stuff on youtube though, and he is getting even better as he gets older.

Thanks for the input. I'll check these out. I am aware that he is or has toured recently. Seems like he, for whatever reason, was less visible than Clapton, Zep, and similar artists. I think I read in Un Cut or a similar mag that he and Clapton had been at odds with each other for decades, but recently have been more cordial. Need to dig deeper into Beck's career/ life I guess. John

 

[nitrous]

His Jeff Beck Group LPs were very good, as were the Yardbirds LPs w/Jeff.

 

[131east23]

Wired is really good. He was influenced by John McLaughlin among others and if you go back to Miles Davis' Bitches Brew that's where Jazz and Rock meet and the sound of that album had something to do with Jeff Beck's sound in the early 70's. Jeff also covered some Jan Hammer tunes as well. They were all friends. It's all good!

 

[jt4me1]

His Jeff Beck Group LPs were very good, as were the Yardbirds LPs w/Jeff.

Cool, might need to get that next.

 

[jt4me1]

Wired is really good. He was influenced by John McLaughlin among others and if you go back to Miles Davis' Bitches Brew that's where Jazz and Rock meet and the sound of that album had something to do with Jeff Beck's sound in the early 70's. Jeff also covered some Jan Hammer tunes as well. They were all friends. It's all good!

Always interesting to determine various influences. Thanks, John

 

[jbrainey]

I would start with "Wired" and "Blow By Blow". "Wired" is my favorite and probably the one you'll be most familiar with. Both are classic and got lots of air play on the FM stations in the '70's.

 

[jt4me1]

I would start with "Wired" and "Blow By Blow". "Wired" is my favorite and probably the one you'll be most familiar with. Both are classic and got lots of air play on the FM stations in the '70's.

Like usual, I'll probably end up buying the whole lot!

 

[131east23]

I would start with "Wired" and "Blow By Blow". "Wired" is my favorite and probably the one you'll be most familiar with. Both are classic and got lots of air play on the FM stations in the '70's.

I use Wired to demo my stereo to unsuspecting folks. It really is a great sounding LP.

 

[Homerx]

Yardbirds- Roger The Engineer is quite good one of My favorite albums. They put out a repressing of the Vinyl a few years ago.

 

[Jovinyl]

Yardbirds- Roger The Engineer is quite good one of My favorite albums. They put out a repressing of the Vinyl a few years ago.

One of my favorite LPs also. That is Jeff Beck singing on -The Nazz Are Blue. :thmbsp:

 

[day67]

Gotta have Truth and Beck Ola. Beck's Bolero and Blues Deluxe are great! Rod Stewart singin' the blues is not a common find. Over the top for sure and I think a dubbed in crowd cheer iirc, haven't heard those albums in several years now. ? Nickey Hopkins on piano?? .....Just a couple must haves!!.......

 

[Kahoona]

Wow. You have some fine listening ahead. I'd suggest that since you are a fan of 60's and 70's rock that pick up Beck Ola first because the sound is similar with Rod Stewart on the vocals. Then Rough and Ready and Jeff Beck Group. Skoi Beck Bogart and Apice for now (but don't discount it) and get Blow by Blow where Jeff Beck really goes off on the guitar bu himself. Then I would pick up the DVD Live at Ronnie Scotts to see where he is now. Here is a ling to the disc list
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck
where you can figure out where to go from there. It's all good.

 

[Guest123]

For a real good history of Jeff Beck, pick up the boxed set "Beck-ology". It's 3 CDs worth of excellent material and the original issue of this set was in a box that emulated an old Fender tweed Stratocaster guitar case.

 

[Cactus Bob]

For a real good history of Jeff Beck, pick up the boxed set "Beck-ology". It's 3 CDs worth of excellent material and the original issue of this set was in a box that emulated an old Fender tweed Stratocaster guitar case.

+1 . . . a nice cd set indeed. :thmbsp:

 

[gearhound]

Jeff Beck is one of the few older guitars (OK, 'vintage' if that makes y'all feel better?), that isn't sitting on his butt collecting royalty checks from his work 30-40 years ago.
He has continued to refine and experiment with his work as any true artist would?
While you might not like some of his more recent attempts?
Kuddos to Beck for at least making the effort!

I hope yer reading this Eric?

Steve

 

[nickv41]

When Clapton left the Yardbirds, they asked Jimmy Page to take is spot. He said no but I know this great guitar player named Jeff Beck who would be perfect. Page has always acknowledged that Beck was the most precise guitar player he ever heard. Check out the 2008 DVD "Jeff Beck Live at Ronny Scotts" What is really amazing is that he can play like he does with no guitar pick. He does not use them.

 

[jt4me1]

For a real good history of Jeff Beck, pick up the boxed set "Beck-ology". It's 3 CDs worth of excellent material and the original issue of this set was in a box that emulated an old Fender tweed Stratocaster guitar case.

Cool.